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Home » Easy Caprese Chicken Mozzarella (Low Carb Recipe)

Easy Caprese Chicken Mozzarella (Low Carb Recipe)

By Kim Hardesty

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Caprese chicken mozzarella is an easy chicken recipe for quick weeknight meals. Only a few simple wholesome ingredients are needed to make this low carb dinner. Since it cooks in the skillet, your house stays cool!

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Easy Caprese Chicken Mozzarella with boneless skinless chicken breasts is an easy and tasty low fat and low carb dinner. It cooks in a skillet so your house stays cool.

As my kids are getting older and becoming involved in more extracurricular activities, I find my available time severely limited. Perhaps it’s not the kid’s activities at all but rather all of the time I spend working on the blog – we’re talking at least 10 hours a day.

I spend my typical day cooking all morning, then taking photographs and working on the computer until it’s time to pick-up my children from school. Then it’s time for homework and tidying-up before my husband comes home, which rarely leaves me time to prepare dinner (unless I was testing a dinner recipe). One thing I have thought about is how I can make dinner preparation faster and easier so we aren’t tempted with ordering off-plan.

Easy Caprese Chicken Mozzarella (Low Carb Recipe)

I make a more traditional chicken mozzarella and chicken Parmesan that involves breading and frying the chicken and then baking it in the oven. It’s fabulous but now-a-days I am looking for quick weeknight dinners that are lower in carbs but still taste great . In today’s day and age, we are ALL busy people who want a fast meal without sacrificing flavor.

This easy caprese chicken mozzarella dish took me 15 minutes total to prepare and cook. I was able to saute a side of greens in another pan while the chicken cooked. Using a commercially prepared pasta sauce (I like Rao’s)

helped speed this dish along and fresh Mozzarella cheese was especially nice. Make sure to choose a pasta sauce that is as low in carbs as possible and full of flavor. I chose a Marinara sauce that was 4 net carbs per 1/2 cup and those numbers are reflected in the recipe analysis.

Easy Caprese Chicken Mozzarella is 6 net carbs per serving.

Quick Skillet Chicken Mozzarella takes 15 minutes to prepare! | Low Carb, Gluten-free | lowcarbmaven.com

Easy Caprese Chicken Mozzarella (Low Carb Recipe)

Easy caprese chicken mozzarella – Just a few simple wholesome ingredients and a skillet make for a quick low carb and gluten-free entree. No oven, means your house stays cool!
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Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: fast and easy
Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 402kcal
Author: lowcarbmaven.com

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 6 oz each)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2-3 teaspoons Garlic Herb Seasoning Blend
  • salt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil for sauteing
  • 1 cup commercially prepared marinara sauce warmed
  • 4 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese sliced
  • basil or parsley for garnish

Instructions

  • Heat a skillet over medium high heat.
  • Rub the olive oil over the chicken breasts and season them with salt. Sprinkle the Garlic Herb Seasoning Blend over each breast, patting it in.
  • Pour enough oil in the skillet to saute the chicken. Place the chicken in the pan and cook for 5 minutes (8 minutes if they are huge), then flip and cook another 5-8 minutes. NOTE: If the chicken was cold, straight from the fridge, it may take a minute or two longer than the time I have indicated.
  • Spoon 1/4 cup sauce over each of the pieces of chicken and place 1 ounce of the sliced Fresh Mozzarella cheese on top. Cover the pan with a piece of foil or a lid and cook for 1-2 minutes on low until the cheese melts. Serve, or place under the broiler for a few minutes to brown the cheese.
  • Garnish and serve.

Notes

The Marinara Sauce I used per cup was: Cal 190, Fat 11, Carb 10, Fiber 2, Protein 2
Nutrition Facts
Easy Caprese Chicken Mozzarella (Low Carb Recipe)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 402 Calories from Fat 252
% Daily Value*
Fat 28g43%
Carbohydrates 7g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Protein 31g62%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Calories: 402kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 28g | Fiber: 1g
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About Kim Hardesty

Kim is a self taught cook with over 30 years experience in the kitchen. She develops and tests low carb and keto recipes in her California home. She began her low carb journey in 2009 and at the urging of friends, started blogging in 2014. Kim shares delicious low carb and keto recipes no one would believe are sugar-free. Her recipes are featured in newsstand publications and on sites all over the internet.

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  1. Alexandra Bush

    June 23, 2020 at 10:06 am

    This was a winner in my family — Hubby said it was like something that would be served in a restaurant.

    It was easy enough to make after going grocery shopping (which frankly, wipes me out.)

    My adaptation? Instead of marinara sauce, I roasted some grape tomatoes. This didn’t really take an extra step, because my side was frozen mixed veggies tossed with olive oil and salt, and roasted in the oven. I just used part of the pan to roast whole grape tomatoes until the chicken was almost done.

    Everything timed just right to chop up cucumbers, peppers, more grape tomatoes and basil for a salad, while the chicken and roasted veggies were cooking.

    Reply
  2. Lisa

    May 24, 2020 at 5:02 pm

    That looks great! I love quick chicken recipes!

    Reply
  3. Helen Janowiak

    April 17, 2019 at 6:58 am

    This will not print

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    • Kim

      April 17, 2019 at 9:48 am

      That’s interesting, Helen, it just printed for me. Not to sound condescending, but was your printer on-line? -Kim

      Reply
  4. Paula

    October 7, 2018 at 12:48 pm

    I made this with thighs, much tastier and more flavorful and fat than breast. Loved it and will make it again!!

    Reply
    • Kim

      October 8, 2018 at 7:19 pm

      Oh, good. I’m glad you liked it, Paula. -Kim

      Reply
  5. Mike

    June 10, 2018 at 6:41 pm

    Makes very good undercooked chicken. Enjoy!

    Reply
    • Kim

      June 10, 2018 at 7:06 pm

      Hi Mike. The cook time will depend on how cold the chicken is to start with, how thick it is, and how hot your pan is initially. My chicken breasts were about 6 oz each. If you use a GIANT, thick, chicken breast straight from the refrigerator, it’s going to take a little longer to cook. I suggest getting an instant read thermometer to check the internal temperature (place it in the middle of the thickest part in the chicken – you can Google how to use one). You want the internal temperature for the chicken to be 165 degrees F. (it’s completely cooked at 170) and then let it sit for about 5 minutes before eating so that the carry-over heat takes it to 170 degrees F.

      I hope this helps, Mike. -Kim

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      • Allysia

        June 12, 2019 at 9:15 am

        How much is a serving it says 1 gram but that can’t be right is it?

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        • Kim

          June 12, 2019 at 10:07 am

          Hi Allysia. The recipe serves 4, so 1/4 of the recipe. I’m sorry about the 1g. I’ll delete it. My previous recipe card used to let me put things like “one cupcake”, “two cookies”, “1 chicken breast” etc. When I changed over those “1 gram”! Yikes. Thank you for letting me know I missed this one. -Kim

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  6. Ann McFarland

    December 8, 2017 at 9:56 pm

    Hi, looking for truly low carb recipes for my weight loss but still want flavor. So far what I’ve seen is wonderful and simple..hope I can find more of your recipe’s..a cookbook would be good..
    Thanks,Ann

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    • Kim

      December 9, 2017 at 6:45 am

      I’m glad you are finding some recipes that will work for you, Ann! -Kim

      Reply
  7. Matt

    June 20, 2017 at 9:57 pm

    Very good! I Can’t wait to take the leftovers to lunch tomorrow.

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    • Kim

      June 20, 2017 at 10:13 pm

      Great! It’s a super easy recipe! -Kim

      Reply

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